Mags Specter
Location: Beryl Town
Interacting with: Ikkou (by
@Yankee)
Mags thought to herself, as she listened to the boy introduce himself and his strange Pokemon. She watched slowly as he began to wilt and flounder at the mention of “bills.” When he started talking about having just got to Starre and not being able to afford it, Mags winced. Just her luck; he’s broke. She watched as another girl called out to him from a distance and the guy responded back in kind. She picked up the vibe that he wanted to go to speak to her, but Mags wasn’t ready to let him go just yet.
“The name is Magdalena Specter. But I go by ‘Mags.’ This is Mim.” Mags said firmly, gesturing to herself and then to her spectral companion. Mim made some low gurgle noises and made a brief wave towards the new people.
“But what do you mean by ‘first aid?’ Like, you touch my butt or something? Not a chance, you pervert.” Mags continued, practically hissing at the boy.
“And I don’t care if you don’t have any money. You’re not getting off that easy. You need to take responsibility!”The irony of the conversation was well lost on the girl. But as Mags opened her big mouth to go on another rant again, her attention and many of those around here was quickly cut off by the chiming of a brief tune on nearby speakers that spread throughout the town. Soon after, a voice could be heard on the speakers.
“Remember everyone, Starre can be a tough place! Don’t embark on your journey alone, go with a group! There is safety in numbers!” The voice said, presumably an Institute staff member. The same tune from earlier was played again, signaling the end of the announcement and people in the crowds began to go back to their business and their conversations. Gazing at Ikkou and his strange Pokemon, a most dangerous thing occurred - Mags suddenly had an idea.
“Mim, come over here for a sec. Huddle time.” She said, gesturing for her spectral companion to follow her. She turned back to Ikkou.
“You. Stay right there. I’m not done with you, yet.”Mim flashed his trainer a quizzical look, but followed her nonetheless. The two took a few steps away from Ikkou and “Ringding,” far enough that their conversation could not be heard, but not too far away from them.
“So, what do you think? Think we should have them join us, make a group or somethin’?” Mags inquired, squatting down so she was closer to eye level to her companion. Mim simply looked at Mags like she had three heads on her shoulder.
“Don’t look at me like that.” Mags replied, bracing for some sass from Mim.
“You heard the lady - it’s safer to travel in a group. Sure, these two look wimpy, but worse comes to worse we can always ditch them later if they end up dragging us down. What do you say, bud?”For a moment, Mim just stared blankly at his trainer. He turned to gaze at Ikkou and the “Ringding,” stared at them for awhile and then returned his gaze back to Mags, nodding his head. He was in.
“Great! Come on.” Mags said, beckoning Mim to follow her back to the other pair to deliver “the good news.” Diligently, Mim followed suit, emitting only a light, curious sounding gurgle.
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Noah Magnolia
Location: Beryl Town
Interacting With: Vinny
@GubGarNoah didn’t think much of Vinny’s initial slightly-sour remark, but he was more amused by his garbage companion nearly absorbing the bottle of hair gel. He had seen Trubbish and their evolved forms a few times but rarely watched one this close. Noah smiled. Pokemon always came with surprises.
Noah listened as the man with the strange hair introduced himself, along with his companion. Kit quietly jumped down and cautiously began to approach Garamond, sniffing the air towards the Trubbish’s direction. Recalling that Trubbish can emit poisonous gases, Noah quickly picked Kit back up. He had also known that Trubbish that were closely bonded to their trainers were known to not emit these poisonous gases, but just to be on the safe side, he kept Kit away, for now.
“Yes, I am Professor Magnolia. But you may call me Noah. This is Kit.” Noah said, gesturing to the red and white Zorrua in his arms, who began squirming, wanting to break free.
“As far as egg caring goes, the individual needs honestly depend on what kind of egg it is. But the best general advice I can give is not to drop it.”Noah briefly thought of his previous encounter with the other girl, who had dropped her egg and was left with an egg with a bad crack on it. He hoped she’d be more careful in the future.
“I wouldn’t worry about the egg caretaking too much in general, however.” Noah continued, turning his attention back to the guy in front of him.
“Nearly all of these eggs are close to hatching. You won’t be egg-sitting for long.”Pausing for a moment, Noah opened his mouth to say something when he was cut off by the chiming of a familiar tune coming from the speakers nearby. The tune came from the Institute, and signified an announcement was about to take place. The voices in the crowd around him suddenly fell quiet, as everyone listened in for the announcement.
“Remember everyone, Starre can be a tough place! Don’t embark on your journey alone, go with a group! There is safety in numbers!” The voice on the speakers said. It was a familiar voice, and Noah knew it was one of his fellow Institute employees, but he couldn’t tell who’s it was. The same tune from earlier was played again, signaling the end of the announcement and people in the crowds began to go back to their business and their conversations.
Following the announcement, Noah watched as young trainers began to come and go in groups, some big, some small. It made him a little envious for these trainers to either bond so quickly with one another or come prepared and were together prior to the event. He realized at that moment he needed to start putting in some effort into creating a travel group for himself, or else his trip would be rather lonely.
He turned to look at Vinny and thought,
‘Well, might as well start here.’ He had a feeling traveling with a guy like Vinny would certainly never be a boring one.
“Apologies if this is a bit forward or unexpected, but…” Noah murmured, rubbing the back of his neck.
“I don’t suppose you would be up to becoming traveling companions, even if just for a little bit? As the announcer said, Starre can be dangerous to go alone, and you seem like a friendly sort. In exchange, I can help you out with the egg-rearing. Although, you’re going to have to carry it, I’m afraid. I’ve got my hands full as it is.”Kit proceeded to yip in protest as he continued to struggle out of his trainer’s grasp. Noah sighed as he shifted uncomfortably, waiting for Vinny’s response as he kept Kit in check. Noah lamented that he didn’t focus more on training and disciplining Kit before he decided to set out for this adventure of his.
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